The Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB) is a web-based program that helps low and moderate-income Ohioans claim the work supports they need to make ends meet, to continue working and to improve their lives. Click here to see average returns for Benefit Bank clients nationally.
Please click on the following links to:
Check on your potential eligibility for work support tax credits and public benefits.
Find the OBB site nearest you.
Use the self-serve tax preparation web site, if your household income is less than $56,000.
For more information, including about tax clinics that may be offered in locations near you, please call the OBB hotline number at (800) 648-1176.
At community-based OBB sites, clients work with trained counselors to receive:
Free federal and Ohio income tax assistance for those earning under $56,000 per year, including:
- Electronic filing of income tax returns
- Refunds within 7-10 days
- Direct deposit of refunds
- Split direct deposit of refunds
- Back taxes (up to three years)
- Free assistance with claiming federal tax credits, including the:
Free assistance with claiming work support public benefits, including:
The OBB also offers a new self-service web site for free federal and Ohio income tax preparation and electronic filing for Ohio households with incomes under $56,000 per year.